Turkey ranks 109th among 126 countries in rule of law index
According to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2019, Turkey ranks 109th among 126 countries in adherence to the rule of law.
The...
Appeals court upholds imprisonment of peace petition signatory academic
The İstanbul Regional Appeals Court on Sunday upheld the prison sentence of Professor Zübeyde Füsun Üstel, who signed a peace petition along with 1,128...
Turkey removes limitations on more than 50,000 passports
The Ministry of Interior Affairs has lifted restrictions on the passports of 51,171 people, Turkish media reported on Friday, despite claims that previous similar...
14 Turkish teachers detained after football pitch dispute with prosecutor
A prosecutor in Turkey ordered the detention of 14 teachers after a scheduling conflict over a football field, Turkish media reported on Thursday.
The incident...
Woman in pretrial detention with newborn baby released on parole
Şeyma Tekin, a woman jailed pending trial who gave birth in January at a hospital in Erzurum and had to return to prison with...
Purge victim reinstated to job after his death
Ömer Faruk Arsoy, a computer technician who used to work at a state hospital in the southern Turkish province of Mersin but was removed...
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE: Two more men abducted in Turkey
Salih Zeybek and Gökhan Türkmen, two former Turkish civil servants who were dismissed from their jobs by government decrees, were reportedly abducted in February,...
27 academics get 57 years in total for signing peace declaration
Twenty-seven academics have been handed down sentences totaling 57 years, 11 months and five days on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda in...
Woman detained for helping families of jailed individuals
A woman has been detained in the Turkish capital of Ankara on accusations that she provided financial assistance to the families of...
Turkey orders detention of 295 military personnel
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday ordered the detention of 295 active duty military members in 59 provinces over alleged...
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Erdogan’s Long Arm: The Case of Senegal
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Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to the West African nation of Senegal, specifically targeting...
Clampdown on foreign journalists in Turkey
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Turkey, the most notorious country in the world in terms of jailing journalists, with 237 currently behind bars, has also come after foreign...
Free Thought under Siege in Turkey: the Crackdown on Education
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- Crackdown on education sector in Turkey victimized nearly 100,000 teachers and academics
The crackdown on critical thinking in Turkey with an unprecedented witch...
‘Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case of Sweden’
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Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm Center...
Kurdish political movement under crackdown in Turkey: The case of the HDP
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- New report highlights crackdown on Kurdish political movement in Turkey
The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government...
Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case Of Norway
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- Erdoğan’s long arm reaches to Norway, targeting critics of Turkish government
Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to Norway using...
Turkey Cracks Down On Health Care Professionals
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- New research shows Turkey’s purge destroyed lives of 21,000 health care workers
More than 21,000 health care professionals including doctors, nurses, medical professors,...
Tortured to Death: Holding Gökhan Açıkkollu’s Killers To Account
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- A new report uncovers a murder of detained teacher in Turkey due to torture
Deaths in detentions and prisons due to torture, abuse...
Abuse Of The Interpol System By Turkey
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- Turkey weaponised Interpol system to persecute critics, new study exposes
The Turkish government’s blatant abuse of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to...
Erdoğan’s Rule by Royal Decree: Turkey’s Contempt for The Rule of Law
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- New research decodes how Turkey brands law abiding & peaceful people as terrorists
The authoritarian government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s open contempt...